 burpfrank (292), carpinteria, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 2, 2006 This had a nice head.Aroma was a tantilizing sweet caramel hoppy fragrance.The color was brown.Flavor was a good amount of hops with a bit of caramel and a slight sour finish.Pretty darn good beer,but I still like Widemer’s 06 Red ale better.Thanks Trader Joe’s.
Odeed (1677), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 29, 2006 clear red body with not much head.aroma is chocolate,malts,and spices.flavor is much of the same.pretty nice overall.
realale420 (399), west covina, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 20, 2006 12oz bottle poured a clear reddish brown color with almost no head. Aromas of mostly caramel with some floral hops. Taste has a small bitterness with a good malt profile and some fruity notes towards the finish. Overall a nice red ale with some character.
DYCSoccer17 (2192), Davis, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 2, 2006 4 ounce sample on tap at the Sacrmento brewpub. I also had several pints of this at the airport as well. Hoppy, piney aroma with some floral notes and a bit of licorice. Light sweet malts present as well. Pleasant aroma. Transparent amber body with a small, off-white head. Spicy, piney hoppiness to start. Light caramel maltiness is also present in the middle as well. Finishes very spicy and quite hopped. Nice body. Good beer.
bhensonb (4339), Woodland, California, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 15, 2006 Rich malty aroma. Reddish amber with a respectable white-tan head. Rather thin, starts with a vegetable malt, there’s a zing of something like ginger - there, then gone. It seems a hop finish, but not all that much. The former version was probably unpasteurized, foamed all over, and, as I recall, was almost as hoppy as SN Celebration. This version is smoothed out. It’s drinkable, and it’s growing on me. However, it probably no longer belongs in the American Strong Ale category. It’s more like a brown.
fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 23, 2005 12 oz bottle. Brownish amber color. Decent head that didn’t stick around forever. Thought it was going to be classified as an amber. Aromas were malty with similar flavors with a bit of a hoppy finish. Could probally use a bit more of each. Drinkable, but not great.
grant (792), Long Beach, CA/Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2005 Updated: Sep 26, 2005Reddish-orange overflitered appearance - acceptable none-too-lavish pillowy head. Quite delightful nutty/roasty aroma accented by round, citrusy hop notes. The flavor is considerably less concentrated than the aroma. Pleasant crysal malt and toastiness. Could use a little more bittering hop presence. Smooth, creamy finish. Overall a pleasant quaff that I’ll be buying again.
AleDrinker (1090), Sunnyvale, California, USA
| 1.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 5/20 |
Aug 30, 2005 Pretty disappointing. Pretty malty with a sort of dirty, gritty off taste that just lingers in your mouth. Would not want to try this one again.
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